Kochi: The British national who tested positive for Coronavirus and tried to escape to Dubai from Kochi, has been admitted to Kalamassery medical college hospital along with his wife. The news about him being tested positive for Coronavirus came out while he was at the Nedumbassery airport.

The 17 others, who were with him, will be taken back to KTDC’s Tea County Resort, from where they escaped in the first place.

All 289 passengers in the flight have been put under primary observation.

The passenger belonged to a group of 19 holidaying in the hill resort town of Munnar in Kerala and was under surveillance, a Cochin International Airport Limited spokesman said.

He joined the group to reach the Kochi airport without informing authorities in Munnar, he said.

When the test result came, the authorities came to know that he was at the Kochi airport and travelling by an Emirates flight. Firstly, it was decided to offload all 19 passengers of his group, he said.

"Now, it is decided to offload the remaining 270 persons also and send them to hospital for further investigation", a spokesman said.

(With PTI inputs)